Wire-fence machine



(No Model.) A WIRE FENCE MACHINE;

No. 417,249. Patented Dec. 17 1889.

N M M an Wmhinmm D. C.

UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE. I

ANDERS JENSEN, or OAKFIELD, IowA.

WIRE-FENCE MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,249, dated December 17, 1889.

Serial No. 315,953. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDERS JENSEN, a subject of the King of Denmark, residing at Oakfield township, in the county of Audubon and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful VVire-Fence Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire-fence machines for making by hand combined wire-and-slat fence; and it consists of the peculiar construction and combination of parts more fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the twister-block detached. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fence and fence-machine attached thereto as it appears when in use constructing wire-andpicket fence.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

B B designate bars which are reduced in size at their upper ends, forming handles n. The three blocks A each have two grooves d for the reception of the wire used in constructing the fence, these grooves being made of sufficient size to permit the wire to readily glide through them.

a are metallic plates, th ere being two plates riveted to opposite sides of each block A. By constructing the blocks of metal the plates can be omitted; but if made of wood the plates should be employed to strengthen the blocks.

0 are buttons, there being one pivoted to each block between the grooves, and when the buttons are turned in sucha position that they traverse the grooves they retain the wire within the grooves.

D are rods, which are hinged to the blocks by means of having their inner ends bent so as to engage with the perforated lugs or staples t, which are secured to the blocks, the outer ends of the rods passing through and being firmly secured to the bar B.

O are arms, which are firmly secured at their outer ends to the bar B, and are removably pivoted at their inner ends to the blocks A by means of the bolts m. There are two of these arms pivoted to opposite sides of each block. When connecting the machine with or disconnecting it from the fence, it is necessary to remove the bolts m and temporarily disengage the arms C from the blocks.

E are ordinary fence-posts, having secured to them the fence-wire G. By the use of the machine the wire can readily be woven about the pickets or slats F, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The pairs of fence-wires, which are stretched in the usual manner along the pro posed line of fence, are passed through the grooves in the twister-blocks, and the buttons turned so as to retain the wires withinthe grooves. Having inserted a picket between the pairs of wires in such a manner that the lower wire of each pair of wires will be located on that side of the picket which faces in the same direction as those sides of the twister-blocks having the grooves, the operator, by manipulating the bars 13 B, causes 7 the twisting-blocks to turn half-way around, or in such a position that the lugs or staples tot the twister-blocks extend down ward from the blocks. This movement of the blocks crosses and partially twists the pairs of wires at a point between the picket and the twisterbloeks. The twister-blocks are now slidalong upon the wires away from the inserted picket to make room for the insertion of another picket, which is now inserted between the pairs of wires and secured as above.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A device for weaving strands of wire about pickets, provided with a twister-block having two grooves on one of its sides for the reception of the wire and a button pivoted to the block between the grooves, which can be turned so as to traverse the grooves and retain the wire therein, substantially as described.

2. The herein described fence-machine, consisting of the twister-blocks A, each having two grooves on one of its sides for the reception of the wire and a button pivoted between the grooves, which can be turned so as to traverse the grooves and retain the wire therein, the rods D, which are hinged at their ICO inner ends to the twister-blocks, the arms O, my own I have hereunto affixed my signawhich are removably pivoted at their inner ture in the presence of two witnesses. ends to the twister-blocks, the bnrB, secured to the outer ends of the rods D, and the bar AN'DERS JENSEN. B, secured to the outer ends of the arms 0, \Vitnesses: all combined substantially as described. JOHN PETERSON,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as T. R. VVALLAOE. 

